Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur Line railway station

Coordinates: 34°38′43″S 58°23′37″W / 34.6454°S 58.3936°W / -34.6454; -58.3936
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Buenos Aires
Trenes Argentinos (2015–18)
Line(s)Belgrano Sur
Construction
Platform levels5
History
Opened1911
ClosedMay 2018; 5 years ago (2018-05)
Previous namesyes
Location
Buenos Aires is located in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Location within Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is located in Argentina
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Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Buenos Aires is located in South America
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Map

Buenos Aires (

Belgrano Sur line that runs trains along Greater Buenos Aires
region.

The station is located a short distance north of the

barrios of Parque Patricios and Barracas
, two outlying neighbourhoods in the southern part of the city.

Overview

Despite its name, Buenos Aires was not the principal railway station of the city but only a secondary

Morón partidos
.

The station was accessible by some city bus services but it is the only railway station in Buenos Aires that has no access to the Subte of Buenos Aires.

History

The station soon after being opened, c. 1911

Buenos Aires was opened in 1911 as part of the

9 de Julio Partido, General Villegas, Victorino de la Plaza (Guaminí Partido), La Plata and Vedia
among other destinations.

When the entire Argentine railway network was

nationalised in 1948, state-owned company Ferrocarriles Argentinos
took over the services of the line. In August 1977, National decree 2294 stated the closure of 225-km. of the line and all rail tracks were also removed. Due to increasing population in the region, the "Marinos del Crucero Gral. Belgrano" was built for passenger services.

With the

UGOFE
the operator of the line until 2013.

CNR EMU at the station in 2018

When

private company Argentren took over the Belgrano Sur line.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

In May 2018, Buenos Aires and Sáenz stations were closed as part of a project that includes the construction of a viaduct where Belgrano Sur trains will run, which will allow to eliminate several level crossings in the city. The viaduct will also connect Belgrano Sur trains with Constitución station of Roca Line. Moreover, new Buenos Aires and Sáenz stations will be built over the viaduct. Meanwhile, a provisional station (close to former Sáenz stations) is being used as terminus.[8]

Historic operators

Companies that operated the Buenos Aires train station since its inauguration were:

Operator Period
France Compañía General de Buenos Aires 1911–1948
Argentina Ferrocarriles Argentinos 1948–1991
Argentina FEMESA [n 1] 1991–1994
Argentina Metropolitano 1994–2007
UGOFE [n 2]
 2007–2014
Argentina Argentren [n 2] 2014–2015
Trenes Argentinos
 2015–2018
Notes
  1. ^ Temporary operator prior to the privatization of commuter rail services.
  2. ^ a b Temporary operator after the government revoked concession to Metropolitano.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buenos Aires train station.
  1. ^ "Roggio y EMEPA se repartirán el manejo de cuatro ferrocarriles", Clarín, 13 Nov 2013
  2. ^ "Trenes cero kilómetro después de cincuenta años", Página/12, 26 Nov 2014
  3. ^ "Trenes: le dan a Roggio el Mitre y el San Martín y a Emepa, el Roca y el Belgrano Sur", La Nación, 12 Feb 2014
  4. ^ "Las privadas volverán a operar la mayoría de las líneas ferroviarias", Clarín, 12 Feb 2014
  5. ^ "El Gobierno estableció un nuevo régimen de operaciones de las líneas ferroviaria, Telam, 12 Feb 2014
  6. ^ "De a uno por línea, para mejor control", Página 12, 12 Feb 2014
  7. ^ "Metrovías operará las líneas Mitre y San Martín", En el Subte, 12 Feb 2014
  8. ^ El Belgrano Sur deja de llegar a la estación Buenos Aires, Enelsubte.com, 5 May 2018

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